Combined challenge
Half triathlon
1900 m swim / 90 km ride / half marathon run
Half the full distance, still most of a day.
Swim 1.9 km, ride 90 km, run a half marathon.
- The distance
- 1900 m swim / 90 km ride / half marathon run
- It stands on
- a 1.9 km swim, a 90 km ride and Wildebeest's day, each on its own
What it takes
Before you go.
- Each leg
- A 1.9 km swim, a 90 km ride and Wildebeest's day, each with its long session. Finishing one on its own counts for good
- Weekly distance
- About 950 m of swimming a week on average over 6 weeks
- Weekly distance
- About 45 km of riding a week on average over 6 weeks
- Weekly distance
- About 11 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
The standard half triathlon is a 1.9 km swim, a 90 km ride and a half marathon. Each leg is half of the full distance. Source: World Triathlon.
The ladder
- Half triathlon